Events
5k Run/Walk AM (ages 13+)
5k Run/Walk AM (12 & under)
Tshirt only (pickup or mail)
Place
Building O, NW 91st St
Gainesville, FL US 32606
Description
The 11th annual Joey's Wings 5k & Obstacle Run will be on November 15th, 2025 at Santa Fe College!
When you run/walk with us, you will be creating awareness and giving HOPE to the 47 children and their families that are diagnosed every day.
Joey's Wings Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit charity, was established in 2014 in the memory of Joey, a 10-year-old boy who loved to run, but was taken from us by childhood cancer on Nov. 26, 2014. 100% of all donations made will be used towards research and treatment options, parent support and advocacy. This year, proceeds will go to local pediatric cancer families.
Race starts at 8:30am. Race day registration and packet pick up begins at 7:30am. There will be Zumba, raffles, bouncing house, face painting, crafts and food from local restaurants! T-shirts and a special designed 3D origami crane medal with gator color ribbon will be first come first serve for race day registrants.
Your registration includes:
Chip timed run
Free shirt
A special designed 3D origami crane medal with ribbon of gator colors
Food from local restaurants
Raffles
Family activities of bouncing house, face painting, crafts
Music
Registration fees before Nov. 2:
5k Run/Walk (ages 13+): $30
5k Run/Walk (12 and under): $25
1 mile Kids Obstacle run $25
Registration fee for ages 13+ will increase $5 after pre-registration ends on Nov. 1st.
Packet pick up is at 4-7pm on Nov. 14th at Fit2run.
Jade's Journey
Jade Cato is a bright, spunky 11-year-old who lights up every room she enters. She is the Cato family’s firstborn and the best big sister her little brother and sister could ever ask for. In February 2024, Jade began experiencing bone pain and wasn’t bouncing back after a stomach virus that affected the whole family. Concerned, her parents brought her to the doctor. After some blood work at the ER, they received the devastating news that Jade likely had leukemia. Further testing confirmed it: Jade was diagnosed with MPAL (mixed phenotype acute leukemia), an incredibly rare form of leukemia that combines two types of the disease.
Jade has faced this battle with remarkable strength and courage. She had good response to the highly toxic treatment, yet dealt with a lot of ups and downs: GI bleed from methotrexate, liver toxicity, blood and platelet transfusions, several neutropenia fevers and so on. However, her fight is far from over, with about two years of treatment ahead as she bravely tackles this disease.
Jade continues to inspire us all with her resilience and bravery. Let's run to cheer her up and lift up the spirit of Jade's family!
Race Day Schedule, map & direction
7:30 AM Onsite registration and Packet Pickup
8:30 AM 5K/Walk begins
8:40 AM 1 mile Kids Obstacle Run
10 AM Awards
Direction
If you google the "Charles R. Perry Construction Institute", it will lead you directly to the course and parking.
Race Tshirt & medal
Race shirt and a 3D medal is free! Come and get a special designed 3D origami crane medal with gator color ribbon!
1 mile Obstacle Run
We have an improved obstacle course for 2025! Competitive and fun! Hurdles, parachute, agility ladder, noodles...Each obstacle course represents the obstacle that children with cancer have to overcome during treatment: chemo, radiation, pills, testing... our improved kids obstacle challenge this year is fun and competitive! Children of any age are welcomed to participate! Our volunteers will also watch and help along the way.
Winners of different age groups will get a one week summer camp from O2B kids! A value of $259!
Awards and Results
There are four age groups, 6 – 11, 12 – 18, 19 - 49, and 50+, each category placing top 3 males and females. Results are chip-timed and will be published immediately after the run. We will have an awards ceremony for the top 3 finishers in each age group at 10am.
Joey's Run Teams
Want to get more involved and help fundraise for Joey's Wings? Create a team, recruit runners to sign up for your team and ask friends, family, and businesses for donations! There will be two awards for fundraising teams: one for the team with the most runners and one for the team that raises the most money. Click the team tab (on the left) to get started!
Race Contact Info
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Directions
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